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Media Studies

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A Level Media Studies

 

In the wake of scandals from ‘Phone Hacking’ to ‘Fake News’, the role and ownership of the media have come under examination more than ever before. A Level Media Studies looks at the mass media as a commercial industry, who runs it, how it is funded, how it targets specific audiences and the techniques or languages that it uses to appeal to them. If you like to understand the modern world and the way it is changing, Media Studies may be for you.

  • Course Overview
  • Entry Requirements
  • Assessment Information
  • Career Opportunities
  • Teaching Staff
  • Success Story

Course Overview

At both AS and A Level we study a range of media products across the media platforms from music videos, film and print journalism, through to video games and websites. Across both years theoretical frameworks underpin every aspect of what we do, from representations of race, gender or sexuality to issues around institution:

  • The ‘language’ of media products; what we see, hear, and how it is presented across the various media platforms
  • How these components are mediated to create a specific effect or response from audiences
  • Who makes media products? What are their biases? What do they want from us?
  • Critical perspectives from a range of academic theorists in: Media Language, Audience, Representation and Institutional factors, and how they influence the mass media.

Entry Requirements

All students studying A Levels should have at least five GCSEs at grade 9 – 5 in academic subjects. Two of these should be grade 6. Specifically for Media Studies, you will need GCSE English Language at grade 6 or above.

Assessment Information

Media Studies AS and A Level are assessed through a combination of exam and controlled assessment. Coursework is worth 30% and is a mixture of critical analysis and creative work. There are two examinations worth 35% each in both AS and A Level, with a focus on the different case study media products and critical theorists.

Career Opportunities

Most A Level students go on to study at university. Students who have studied Media can expect to follow the subject on to degree level, or study a related subject from English Literature to Sociology, or even a creative subject such as Film Production, Photography or Music.

The study of Media is far-reaching with skills that complement many careers such as television, journalism, arts administration, marketing, teaching and private sector or charities.

Teaching Staff

SAM CLARE

  • BA (Hons) Film Studies from the University of Wolverhampton
  • Over 10 years’ experience lecturing Film and Media Studies
  • Favourite director is Wong Kar-Wai

Success Story

EMMA KIERAN – ALUMNI STUDENT

EMMA KIERAN – ALUMNI A LEVEL MEDIA STUDIES STUDENT

 

 

 

 

✔ A grade in A Level Media Studies

✔ B grades in Film Studies & English Language

✔ Studying Media at Aberystwyth University

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Course duration : 2 Years Course Type : A Level

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